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Feb. 24,1942. E. ROCKWOOD 2,274,257

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ORNEY Patented Feb. 24, 1942 A I CONNECTOR Earl Lewis Rockwood, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to Giiford D. Davis, South Orange, N. J.

Original application July 18, 1940, Serial No. 346,086, now Patent No. 2,247,311, dated June 24, 1941. Divided and this application May 28, 1941, Serial No. 395,516

3 Claims. (01. 2s5 9 This is a division of my patent application I Serial-No. 346,086, filed July 18, 1940, and

matured into Patent No. 2,247,311, issued June .24, 1941. This invention is directed to a novel con necting device for connecting a hose or the like to a source of liquid supply. I

It is well known that the water outlets in difierent places are of various shapes and sizes. In order to accommodate faucets, spigots and other outletsof different sizes, I have provided a connectingdevice which may be employed to make a water tight connection with certain outlets of different sizes and shapes;

According to the invention the connector may comprise an inverted hollow frustroconical rigid metal shell I0 having an exteriorly threaded hollow nipple I I secured to its lower end and making a Water tight connection therewith. A portion of the nipple II is located inside said shell I0 and a portion extends outwardly therefrom. Located within said shell I0 is an inverted frustro-conical resilient rubber member I 2 whose lower end surrounds the inwardly extending portion of nipple II and is forced against the outer surface of the nipple II to make a water tight seal therewith. Integral with the member I2 and extending upwardly and inwardly therefrom is a flange I3 and extending downwardly from the inner edge of flange I3 and integral therewith is a resilient cylinder I4 extending downwardly into member I2 and terminating above the nipple II.

The upper end of the shell I0 is flared slightly outwardly to provide a lip I5. Extending around the flange I I3 and closely contiguous therewith over a large portion of its area is a wide metallic band I6 secured to shell I0 at its lip- I5 and terminating outside of the inner extremity of the flange I3.

A rigid metallic ring or collar 20 may be mounted on the shell I0, with its upper end bearing against the lower end of the band I6. Integral with the ring 20 and extending upwardly and inwardly therefrom are a pair of diametrically, oppositely disposed bands 2| extending along the surface of the band I6 and terminating in ears 22. Nut and bolt arrangements 23 are carried by the ears 22 to move the ears towards each other.

In operation an outlet spigot 30 may be inserted into the cylinder I4 to make a water tight seal therewith. Then the nuts of the nut and bolt arrangement are tightened to force ears 22 towards each other and cause them to firmly grip the spigot 30 and thus securely anchor shell I0 to the spigot and prevent accidental displacement of the connector and spigot 30.

When the water emanating from spigot 30 flows into the connector, the pressure exerted thereby against the resilient members l2, I3 and I4 cannot greatly distort these resilient membersbecause of the rigid metallic shell I 0 and band I6. Due to the construction disclosed, there is a self-locking action between the resilient cylinder member I4 and spigot 30 caused by the force exerted by the water against the outer wall of cylinder I4. The anchoringears 22 anchor the collar 20 to the shell I0 to prevent the connector from accidentally being displaced from nected to the outer threaded end of the nipple I I extending outside of shell I0.

Although the invention has been described in detail, this is not by way of limitation, but merely by way of description.

I claim:

1. A connector comprising a hollow resilient body of progressively decreasing diameter, an inwardly and upwardly extending resilient flange integral with said body, a downwardly extending hollow resilient means integral with said flange, depending therefrom and disposed in said body, a rigid shell surrounding said body, a rigid band surrounding said flange and coupled with said shell, a nipple extending inside and outside of saidshell, said nipple carried by said shell and body and making a watertight connection therewith, the lower portion of said resilient body located between the lower portion of said shell and the upper portion of said nipple.

2. A connector comprising an inverted hollow ,frustroconical resilient body, an upwardly, in-

wardly extending flange integral with said body, a downwardly extending resilient outlet grip member integral with said flange and depending therefrom, said member disposed in said body, a

nipple, a part of said nipple surrounded by the lower part of said body and contiguous therewith, another part of said nipple extending outwardly from said body, a rigid shell surrounding said body and makinga water tight connection between said nipple, shell and body, a band located on said flange, said band and shell secured to each other, a collar extending around said shell near the juncture between said shell and band, a pair of arms integral with said collar, extending upwardly therefrom and to wards each other, a clamping ear integral with each arm at the upper end thereof and means adapted to move said ears towards each other.

3. A connector comprising an inverted hollow frustroconical resilient body, an upwardly, in-

, wardly extending flange integral with said body, a

down ardly extending resilient outlet grip member i tegral with said flange and depending theregrom, said member disposed in said body, a nipple, a part of said nipple surrounded by the lower part of said body and contiguous therewith, another part of said nipple extending out- 

